Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Color Scanner by Epson
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Digital camera reviews of Epson Perfection V750-M Pro Color Scanner
Digital camera Review: Good scanner with crappy Silverfast scanning software
Summary: 1 Stars
I've had nothing but trouble out of the Silverfast software that came with this scanner. The software is junk and the company that sells it is very unhelpful because you have to pay $1.99 per minute to talk to someone about problems that are clearly their fault. When I first installed the software it wouldn't accept my serial number even though I was typing it in correctly from the disc sleeve. I emailed their tech support (remember...you have to pay to talk to someone) and they eventually emailed me back with a work around. It's been working for two months now and suddenly it's asking for the serial number again. This time it took it, and everything seemed ok, but now everything I scan has a Lasersoft watermark on it that I can't get rid of. The problem is that Lasersoft is so heavy handed in trying to protect their intellectual property that they made the installation too hard. It's too complicated and easy for something to go wrong. I'm packing this scanner back up as I write this. I'm sending it back and I'll never buy another scanner that's bundled with Silverfast software. I'm working under a tight deadline, the software stops working, and you can't reach them for assistance without paying through the nose. They've made their tech support as user friendly as their software installation. NO MORE camera Review: Great MachineSummary: 4 Stars When you want to do a job right, you need the right tools. About six years ago I was looking for a scanner that would could handle medium format negatives. I chose the Epson 3170. It work well for color negs but on black and white the crop would shift to the left about 3/8Th's of an inch. This was totally unacceptable. So, I told Epson and they had me take the scanner to their service rep. So I did. After their tech couldn't find anything they charged me $65. I went round and round with Epson and solved nothing. So I bought a Canon. The customer service was much better. The glass on the Canon was of a better quality and no cropping issue.
This year it was time to upgrade and Epson was on the bottom of my list. Canon no longer makes a Scanner that will meet the specs of the V750. Microtek stopped making scanners all together and Hasselblad was out of my price range. For the price, no one else makes a scanner that will do what this scanner does. Several things helped convince me that the V750 was the way to go.
First and foremost was optics. I have not seen one "Newton Ring". The Perfection 3170 and the Canoscan 8000F were plagued with "Newtons Rings". I was afraid that if I bought the V700 that optical quality might be an issue.
Second reason for going with the V750 was wet scanning. I usually dry scan everything and then if the image is worth it I might wet scan it. This is where Epson marketing falls short. They could be selling wet scanning supplies to us V750 owners. Instead, I spend my money elsewhere. You can get an aftermarket wet scan tray that is better than the tray provided with the V750. In fact you can use that tray with the V700 as well.
The third reason for buying the V750 was the bundled SilverFast Ai software. Epson likes to throw that in to sweeten the deal. This is also the reason they didn't get five stars out of me. I also upgraded my PC. I am now running Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit. SilverFast is not compatible with Vista 64bit. Epson, like in the past doesn't want to know anything and SilverFast has no plans on making a 64bit version of their self proclaimed superior software. What a couple of shysters, Epson and SilverFast, two companies that know how to reach over the dollar to pick up the change.
Now that I have scanned over 1000 negs on this machine I can say that it has performed better than I anticipated. The optical quality is superb and the Digital Ice works great on old Kodachrome slides. This thing will scan anything I throw at it. The dynamic range is far better than my old Canoscan. I was able to bring out the shadow detail in some very contrasty images without blowing out the highlights. The scanner is a bit noisy, but aren't they all. As far as the film holders go, they are flimsy but a big improvement from the Perfection 3170. After market film holders can also be purchased. I have had to use the Epson Scan software which looks like the same version that I used six years ago. You think they would at least give it a face lift but that might require Epson to spend some of their profits. When you are the only company making a machine like this you can do what ever you want and people will still buy it.
In conclusion, if you are serious about your work and want the best for your images, the V750 is a great choice. If you just want to scan some old family picture to share with some friends I'm sure the V700 will be fine. But, if you plan on using your scans for professional applications, you might want to consider the better optics of the V750. If service after the sale is a concern, your out of luck. However, the best customer service is the one you never have to use.
Digital camera Review: Great Scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
Does a fantastic job with 35mm slides.
I especially like the full version of Silverfast that came with the scanner.
I would recommend this scanner to any professional or high end ametuer.
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Digital camera Review: Great hardware if you're up for a challenge
Summary: 4 Stars
Recently my wife and I decided that we needed to do something to deal with the thousands of family pictures we took over the last 25 years, before digital cameras became mainstream. We looked at several options including scanning services, individual negative scanners, and flatbed scanners and chose the Epson Perfection V750-M. After about a month of fiddling around I am now scanning about 50 - 35mm negatives a day and I think the results are outstanding. I am scanning at 4800 dpi with digital ICE on for every scan producing tiff files around 100 meg each. I estimate that if I spend about the next 5 years scanning pictures I might get done, but I know for sure that if I was not using a flatbed scanner that can produce up to 24 scans during each run, I would give up years before I could ever finish this huge job. After scanning the negatives, I have been using photoshop to crop, color correct and save the images as medium sized jpeg files to import to iPhoto while retaining the tiff files in case we would ever want to enlarge them in the future. I would like to add that I am nothing more than a computer literate amateur photographer who had a goal of making our family pictures useful in today's electronic world.Digital camera Review: Great satisfaction
Summary: 4 Stars
The Epson People have done a great job. I was going to buy another brand of scanner but reading the comparison on a review of the Brand X and the V750 it was an easy transaction.